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IP 18 Indicator Protocols Set: EN © 2000-2011 GRI eN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. 1. relevance This Indicator provides information on the significant direct and indirect impacts of the reporting organization on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. It also provides the background for understanding (and developing) an organizational strategy to mitigate these impacts. By asking for structured, qualitative information, the Indicator enables comparison across organizations and over time of the relative size, scale, and nature of impacts. 2. Compilation 2.1 Identify significant impacts on biodiversity associated with activities, products, and services of the reporting organization, including both direct impacts as well as indirect impacts (e.g., in the supply chain). 2.2 Report the nature of significant direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity with reference to one or more of the following: • Construction or use of manufacturing plants, mines, and transport infrastructure; • Pollution (introduction of substances that do not naturally occur in the habitat from point and non-point sources); • Introduction of invasive species, pests, and pathogens; • Reduction of species; • Habitat conversion; and • Changes in ecological processes outside the natural range of variation (e.g., salinity or changes in groundwater level). 2.3 Report significant direct and indirect positive and negative impacts with reference to the following: • Species affected; • Extent of areas impacted (this may not be limited to areas that are formally protected and should include consideration of impacts on buffer zones as well as formally designated areas of special importance or sensitivity); • Duration of impacts; and • Reversibility or irreversibility of the impacts. 3. definitions Significant impact Impacts that may adversely affect the integrity of a geographical area/region, either directly or indirectly. This occurs by substantially changing its ecological features, structures, and functions across its whole area and over the long term. This means that the habitat, its population level, and/or the particular species that make that habitat important cannot be sustained. On a species level, a significant impact causes a population decline and/or change in distribution so that natural recruitment (reproduction or immigration from unaffected areas) cannot return to former levels within a limited number of generations. A significant impact can also affect subsistence or commercial resource use to the degree that the well-being of users is affected over the long term. 4. documentation Information for this Indicator can be found in the reporting organization’s environmental management system or other internal documentation. If available, information can also be obtained from environmental and social impact assessments and/or lifecycle assessments, and from other organizations upstream/ downstream in the supply chain. 5. references • GRI Cross-Reference: GRI Biodiversity Resource Document.
eN13 Habitats protected or restored. 1. relevance A biodiversity strategy contains a combination of elements related to the prevention, management, and remediation of damage to natural habitats resulting from the organization’s activities. This Indicator measures the implementation of a specific strategy for preventing or redressing negative impacts associated with activities. Ensuring the integrity of natural habitats can enhance the reputation of the organization, the stability of its surrounding natural environment and resources, and its acceptance by surrounding communities. 2. Compilation 2.1 This Indicator refers to areas in which remediation has been completed or the area is actively protected (see Definitions). Areas in which operations are still active can be counted if they conform to the definitions of ’restored’ or ’protected’. 2.2 Assess the status of the area based on its condition at the close of the reporting period. 2.3 Report the size and location of all habitat protected areas and/or restored areas (in hectares), and whether the success of the restoration measure was/is approved by independent external professionals. If the area is larger than one km 2 , report in km 2 . 2.4 Report whether partnerships exist with third parties to protect or restore habitat areas distinct from where the organization has overseen and implemented restoration or protection measures. 3. definitions Area restored Areas that were used during or affected by operational activities, and where remediation measures have either restored the environment to its original state or to a state where it is a healthy and functioning ecosystem. Area protected Areas that are protected from any harm during operational activities, and the environment remains in its original state with a healthy functioning ecosystem. 4. documentation Indicator Protocols Set: EN IP Information on protected areas can be found in the documentation of the organization’s environmental management system, site plans, environmental and social impact assessments, or organizational policies. Information on land restoration (i.e., requirements for land restoration) can be found in lease, rent, or purchase contracts of the land, or in environmental and social impact assessments or risk registers. 5. references None. Version 3.1 19
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